Summer Fun

We have been loving every minute of Summer break!  My favorite part personally is that everyone is sleeping in.  There are no morning alarm clocks, rushing off to work, or chaotic schedules.  Now our mornings are filled with bike rides, fort making, and coming up with a game plan for our day.

Many days we  start off our morning with a walk, bike ride/scooter ride or outdoor activity.  Most mornings the kids pick bike rides, and many times I put them in the bike trailer and get in a good workout.  Pulling a 6 yr old and 3 yr old 2-3 miles is not easy.  However, they love eating their breakfast in their and tagging along for a ride.

We usually stop half way to play at a park that we haven't been to before.  It has been a lot of fun exploring new parks in our town!

Biking to Kenzie's Elementary School to show us her cool playground!

Homestead Park!  So fun!

At night, we try to squeeze in a  bike ride, walk, or hike.  We recently took the kids to the Indian Run Falls in town for a hike.  They loved it and have been begging to go hiking again!

                                    And a few weeks ago, we took the kids bowling.  It was comical and so much fun!  We may all have a little bit of competitiveness in our genes.  :)

                                        This year, I signed BOTH kids up for swim lessons.  I wasn't sure how Caleb would do, but was optomistic given the fact that he loved to swim at the lake.  1st day, he was all smiles. He jumped right in (literally), blew bubbles, kicked his feet, learned how to make circles in the water with his arms, and went completely under water.  I was one proud mama!

Typically we pack picnic lunches and stay another hour or so to swim.  Some days, I work on my tan on the side of the pool watching these two cuties splash away!

...and my sweet girl is ALWAYS surprising me with her natural ability at any sport, and her fearless nature. She asked me to video her doing a toe touch off the diving board, as you can tell from my surprise, she did not go for the toe touch....